Focus on Marine Pilotage

Baird Maritime again highlights the crucial marine pilotage sector, upon which nearly all of the world's shipping fleets rely to ensure safe passage in and out of ports.

This week, we look at three newbuild vessels entering service in Morocco, France, and Australia. These boats are compact in size but pack tremendous power and possess remarkable versatility, making them invaluable assets.

Visit these pages over the coming days for news, features, and other articles covering pilot boats around the world.

Vessel Reviews:

• Svitzer Oued Laou – Pilot launch to serve Morocco's Tanger Med port
• Belcinac – Compact pilot boat to operate in France's Seine River
• Svitzer Marlin – Pilot boat to support LNG terminal operations in Western Australia
  

News and Gear:

• South Australia port operator places order for new pilot boats
• Australian Transport Safety Bureau cites misunderstanding, poor communication behind fatal pilot transfer mishap
• Research and Training Vessel News Roundup | August 8 – Canadian ROV, Australian training vessel refit and more
• Outdated chart, miscommunication cited as factors in cruise ship strike on pier near Sitka, Alaska
• BOOK REVIEW | Workboats for the World: The Robert Allan Story
• Master, vessel company convicted for pilot ladder-related injury in Fremantle, Australia

Recent Important Features:

FEATURE | UK project to determine feasibility of electric foiling systems on pilot boats

– "The goal of the project is to determine whether the company's electric foiling solution can help decarbonise marine pilotage operations, beginning with such operations in Belfast Harbour."

Remember to come back every day to see the latest news, opinion and vessel reviews!

Call for content!

Any news or views about the global pilotage industry? Send it through to editor@bairdmaritime.com ASAP (between now and November 3), so we can add it to this current edition of Pilotage Week!

We are after:

• Vessels – Orders, new deliveries, under construction
• Gear – Latest innovations and technology in the pilot boat sector
• Interviews – Owners, operators, port authorities, marine pilotage associations, etc.
• Reminiscences – Do you have any exciting, amusing or downright dangerous anecdotes from your time in the marine pilotage world? (example here)
• Other – Any other relevant news

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